kinshin 

A very long and relaxed period of leisure between periods of Zen sits: a break.

it is common on opposite day to insist that kinshin is not a break.

kinshin by Dewiniaeth January 20, 2011

Rurouni Kenshin 

Kenshin Himura, formerly known as "Hitokiri Battousai" the man slayer, is a wanderer with a dark past and sunny disposition. Not a ronin but a rurouni, he was never a samurai, but a well known assassin of utmost skill in the Meiji restoration, who in the turning point of the war simply walked away, and took an oath to never kill again as an act of retribution for the many men he murdered during the revolution. He then begins to carry a reversed-blade sword (Sakabatou) and protect the innocent/oppressed people of Japan. His travels lead him to Tokyo in the 11th year of the Meiji era, where he befriends a female Kendo master (Kaoru Kamiya), a former thief from a family of Samurai (Yahiko Myojin), a brawler/former Sekihotai member (Sanosuke Sagara) and a doctor (Megumi Takani) all with their own secrets. Together they fight off the enemies surfacing from the dark past that Kenshin cannot escape.

Rurouni Kenshin started airing in the U.S. on Cartoon Network's Toonami on March 17, 2003. There are a total of 95 episodes along with a four part OVA series called Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal which serves as a prequel to Rurouni Kenshin.

Rurouni Kenshin by ♫ Highway to Hell ♫ August 14, 2010

Rurouni Kenshin 

1. A totally rad manga by Nobuhiro Watsuki and was originally featured in JUMP comics. It eventually became a CD book in Japan and then became a super tight anime series which is way better to watch uncut.

2. The main character in Rurouni Kenshin (a.k.a. Samurai X who's full name is Kenshin Himura (or Himura Kenshin, depending on where you're from). Rurouni means "wanderer" and the name Kenshin is derived from the Japanese word "henshin" which means "change of heart."

Did you get the new Rurouni Kenshin manga?

Rurouni Kenshin by Sumiko Li June 15, 2004

kenshin 

Ken = Sword
Shin = Heart
Literal translation = "Heart of Sword"

Himura means "from the scarlet village"

Thats the name of Himura Kenshin - The famous samurai from the anime Rurouni Kenshin where Rurouni is made up of 2 words - Ru which means to wander and Ronin which means masterless samurai

"My name is Himura Kenshin"

kenshin by Daemon4eva October 30, 2006

Rurouni Kenshin 

Cool anime that describes the story of an ex-assasin. Realizing the mistake that he did, he has now has chosen the life of a Ronin (masterless samurai) and helps and protects the weak with the technique known as Hiten Mitsurugi.
But during his Ronin life the shadows of his bloody past haunt him, making Battousai engage in fierce battles with the old and new enemies.

Sanosuke and saitou are badasses
Kenshin trips too much ( but hes ok)
and Kaoru is extremely Do able

Rurouni Kenshin by Omg April 1, 2004

Kinshift 

there are two types of kinshifting!

Mental- where we are mentally connected with your kin, meaning you pick up manurisms and try and act like your kin!

Spiritual: where you feel you are your kin, you and your kin are connected in some way by soul.

((if you don't know what kinning is make sure to look it up! :3))

"Sorry I'm so dense- I'm a Hajime kinnie."

"Nah dude that's just some mental kinshift"

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"I am Vriska Serket. I am her, She is me. The irl Vriska Serket."

"Dude....That's some MAJOR spiritual kinshift."

Kinshift by Moss Hazel!! September 27, 2020

Himura Kenshin 

A small, red-haired man whose deceptively harmless form contains the power to topple governments and fell madmen. Some authorities believe he may actually be an early attempt at battle mecha, rather than a living, breathing being. His usefulness (or destructiveness, depending on one’s point of view) is curtailed by the fact that he is easily controlled by his spunky and somewhat demanding landlady. Also has a weakness for children, and a tendency toward making overly dramatic speeches. Attracts adoring women like picnics attract ants, a phenomenon which baffles most male researchers, while their afflicted feminine counterparts can only rhapsodize about flame-bright hair and Himura’s darker personality.

Himura Kenshin's darker personality, the Hitokiri Battousai breaks free whenever the rurouni is under a great deal of stress -- kind of like a Meiji Era Incredible Hulk (he even does the yellow eyes, but draws the line at the icky green skin). He is stronger, meaner, sexier, and far less polite than Himura's normal self: quite definitely not a force to be dealt with lightly.

In most circumstances, the only way to awaken the Battousai is to threaten the life of someone Himura has decided to protect; however, when it comes to his landlady, even looking at her wrong is grounds for beheading. This process is referred to as "going Battousai", and while Kamiya Kaoru is firmly against killing, protective anger suits her just fine. In fact, it seems likely that the only way she'll ever get some action is to spend quality time with the hitokiri.

(note: Definition shamelessly stolen from h2g2.)

Gohei: "So, do you believe too, that a sword is for protecting people?"

Kenshin: "No. I believe that a sword is a weapon, and Kendo is a technique for killing. Miss Kaoru believes that I cannot kill a man... (smiles) I just love her naive impression of me! I wish that it's the truth, but I'm afraid it isn't."

Himura Kenshin by Azel December 7, 2003